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Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Reunionese Creole: Sin-Pyè) is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the capital of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands .
Tropical Cyclone Fakir was a short-lived yet damaging tropical cyclone that affected Réunion and Mauritius in late April 2018. The eighth tropical system and seventh named storm of the 2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Fakir originated from an area of disturbed weather that developed north-northeast of Madagascar on 20 April 2018.
In addition to its operations in metropolitan France, the agency provides forecasts and warnings for the French overseas départements and collectivités.It has four sub-divisions based in Martinique (with further divisions serving Guadeloupe and French Guiana), New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Réunion.
A day later, Firinga made landfall on Réunion, where the cyclone killed 10 people and caused ₣1 billion (1989 francs, $157 million 1989 USD) in damage. The storm produced wind gusts of 216 km/h (134 mph) at Saint-Pierre. Rainfall on Réunion reached 1,309 mm (51.5 in) at Pas de Bellecombe. The high rainfall caused flooding and landslides ...
Due to located leeward side of the island, Le Port does not receive as much precipitation as Saint-Denis and the eastern part of the island. There is a wetter season from December to April and a drier season for the rest of the year. The warmest month is February, with a mean of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) and an average high of 31.9 °C (89.4 °F).
Saint-Louis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lwi]; Reunionese Creole: Sin Loui) is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre .
The Route du Littoral and the Route de Cilaos highways were severely damaged and obstructed by debris. [110] Bassin Plat in Saint-Pierre was completely inundated as the nearby Rivière d'Abord burst its banks, forcing several hundred of the town's inhabitants to evacuate. [111] A cemetery in Saint-Leu was flooded, along with nearby houses. [112]
A downed tree and street flooding from the storm in Saint-Leu, Réunion. Due to the storm's close passage to the island, much of Réunion experienced hurricane-force winds. The strongest observed gust was 280 km/h (175 mph) on Maïdo ; however, based on the destruction of Météo-France 's Doppler weather radar , winds could have exceeded 300 ...